Rosalie Plouffe signs a book of condolences for Leonard Cohen at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal on Saturday November 12, 2016. Cohen, born in Westmount in 1934, died at his Los Angeles home on Monday at the age of 82. Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette

The government of Quebec and the city of Montreal have announced that a registry of condolence messages will be open for the public to sign this weekend in memory of late artist/poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen.

The registry will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the hall of the Grande Bibliothèque.